No experience necessary for students or facilitators.Our program and custom platform will guide you and your students each step of the way.Get started!

Real-World Challenges

21st Century Skill Development

Participants practice key skills in innovation, entrepreneurship and tech that will give them an advantage in today’s job market. The app automatically generates a public portfolio that can easily be shared with colleges and employers.

Gamification & Prizes

ChangeX tracks individual and team progress with a game leaderboard so participants can always see where they rank. Prizes can range from equipment, to internships, to cash.

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THE PLATFORM

Everything during the ChangeX program is delivered through our custom platform, OpX, available on desktop and mobile. This includes:

Automated points system that rewards students for completing activites

Weekly activities and prompts

Extensive student support resources

Exceptional content by leading technologists and innovators

Hundreds of learning modules ensure a personalized experience for all participants

“Now, adults need to be able to ask great questions, critically analyze information, form independent opinions, collaborate, and communicate effectively. These are the skills essential for both career and citizenship.”

Make the most of your company’s investment in education.

Traditional STEM and maker-focused programs are facilitation-heavy endeavors that are costly to run and often only reach a handful of students. These types of environments are fantastic for learning, but they leave too many kids behind. Our public challenges can engage thousands of students, regardless of their income level, grades or the quality of their school. ChangeX Challenges open 21st century learning to anyone at a fraction of the price of mainstream STEM initiatives.

How it works for students:

1. Create an Account

ChangeX Challenges run our our customizable platform, OpX. OpX can be accessed via the browser on desktop and mobile devices. To get started, just create your account!

2. Create a Team

Create a team of 2-8 people to collaborate on developing a unique solution to the Challenge Prompt. This team can be part of an organized club or just a group of friends – it’s up to you!

3. Learn from Experts

Join webinars and online office hours with experts to learn about the Challenge Prompt, the design process, and get your questions answered.

4. Level-Up Your Technical Skills

Use ChangeX to navigate hundreds of online learning opportunities. Track your progress to earn points while building skills that will help you develop an even more powerful solution to the Challenge Prompt. Document and report your progress using the app’s simple Instagram-style interface.

5. Complete Design Challenges

ChangeX provides step-by-step tasks to help you learn about and practice design thinking – the skill set used by the world’s leading designers and engineers to solve problems. These tasks will coach you through the process of designing, building and testing a solution to the Challenge Prompt.

6. Win Prizes

Use the app’s leaderboard to keep track of your ranking against other teams. Prizes can include equipment, cash, swag, internships, site tours, and much more.

7. Build a Public Portfolio

Walk away with a complete online portfolio of your project and progress. All the work you upload to the ChangeX app is automatically saved in a format that you can share digitally with colleges and employers or print.

Past Programs & Success Stories

The Resilience ChallengeA 9-week, team-based social impact challenge. “How might we reduce carbon emissions while increasing community resilience in the Bay Area?”Partner: San Francisco Public Library |
January-March, 2016Read More